Northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin remain under an Air Quality Alert Monday due to wildfire smoke. Conditions are ...

Fall colors in Minnesota typically peak in mid-to-late-September through mid-October, the DNR notes, with peaks starting in the northwest corner and moving to the southeast corner.

After 77 of 87 Minnesota counties were in a red flag warning on Sunday, 80 of 87 counties are under a red flag warning on Monday. A red flag warning means fire weather conditions are in place, and ...

DNR Forestry Director Patty Thielen called current weather and fire conditions "unprecedented," saying the number of fires so far in 2025 is 3 times the average.

Remnants of the Greenwood fire that burned from August to September 2021 near Isabella, Minnesota, in the Superior National Forest. Officials were battling three major wildfires in northern ...

Minnesota DNR staff share stories of fighting Canadian wildfires Narrow escapes by helicopter when the fire got to close were part of their adventure.

Minnesota fire danger map provided by the Minnesota DNR (updated at 11 a.m. on May 10, 2025). 31,165 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?31,165 people ...

These small, periodic burns helped clear the understory and protect communities from severe and intense fires. Karen Harrison, a wildfire prevention specialist for the DNR, said Minnesota’s Firewise ...

Most of Minnesota is facing ”extreme fire danger” thanks to dry conditions and strong winds. On Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued a Red Flag Warning for 85 out of ...

Dozens of central and southern Minnesota counties are at higher risk of fire this weekend due to windy and dry conditions. According to a National Weather Service warning issued Saturday, 41 ...

Bone-dry conditions and an extended forecast that includes little-to-no precipitation has the DNR imposing burning restrictions in NE Minnesota starting Wednesday.

Check current fire danger conditions on the DNR statewide fire danger and burning restrictions map. Read the full burn restriction order from the Minnesota DNR below.